Piracy prompts Japan to open army base abroad Japan is opening its first overseas army base in Djibouti, a small African state strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea on the Gulf of Aden, to counter rising piracy in the region.
First WIG craft registered in Singapore THE first wing-in-ground (WIG) craft was registered in Singapore yesterday by Wigetworks Private Limited.
Swisslog awarded warehouse contract by Cremo Cremo, a producer of milk-based consumer goods based in Villars-sur-Glâne (Switzerland), has asked Swisslog to set up an automated warehouse for milk powder pallets. Cremo produces...
NYK Logistics expanding Antwerp capacities NYK Logistics North Continent has added another 6,000 sqm of capacity to its Antwerp warehouse, strengthening its abilities to serve the healthcare industry. The new area is licens...
Iata estimates billions lost to volcanic ash grounding The cloud of volcanic ash in European air space is dissolving and allowing air traffic to return to normal incrementally. The European organisation for the safety of air navigation...
Transfennica includes Tilbury in Bilbao service Transfennica will include a weekly direct call at Tilbury from Bilbao. The Friday evening sailing from Bilbao will call at Tilbury on Sunday (14.00) from 7 May. After discharging i...
Three killed in Antonov cargo plane crash in Philippines An Antonov 12BP cargo plane was destroyed when it crashed near the town of Mexico (Philippines). The Aviation Safety Network said that three crew members survived, whilst three are...
US freighter operator Arrow Cargo facing bankruptcy? The local media has reported that the Miami-based US all-freight carrier Arrow Cargo may be facing bankruptcy. It is currently holding talks with potential investors and if they fa...
Tallink Superfast units return in the Baltic Sea Estonia's Tallink group is set to re-deploy its "Superfast VII" and "Superfast VIII" ferries between Helsinki and Rostock from 26 April. The units can carry 700...
New vessel for CMA CMA CGM has taken delivery of the "CMA CGM Figaro", an 8,500 teu containership built by Samsung Heavy Industry. The newbuilding was delivered on 20 April, is registered i...
Panama Canal toll set to rise by 7% Authority to publish details by the end of April
Rickmers Maritime inks deal with lenders Takes major step towards re-financing as it reaches agreement to convert $130m top-up loan facility into a five-year amortising loan
Unifeeder to enter UK market Feeder line to start three weekly services in June
Restis inks deal for kamsarmax trio at HHI Vessels scheduled for delivery in 2012
Seatrade and Alpha to launch reefership pool Companies to make available 80 ships for newly named Hamburg Reefer Chartering
Agony follows Ecstasy swerve SIXTY passengers were injured this week when the cruise ship Ecstasy suddenly changed course to avert an adrift buoy, Carnival confirmed today
Engineer guilty of US pollution A BULKER crew member has pleaded guilty in a US court to illegal discharge of polluted wastewater
Gulf spill, navigation fear eased FEAR OF a serious spill diminished today when the US Coast Guard said no oil appears to be leaking from the Transocean drilling rig that exploded, caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Mexico
Ash tourists arrive back in UK ABOUT 2,200 stranded British tourists arrived back in the UK today after travelling from Spain on new cruise liner Celebrity Eclipse
A door opens, another closes ICELAND'S international airport was closed today when winds shifted to blow volcanic ash eastwards, Fairplay was told
Riyadh changes wheat rules SAUDI Arabia has reportedly changed its tender rules so Australia can sell it wheat
Ashes to ashes for some airfreight, but can shipping step up to the plate? The luxury of six days without silver birds and their jet engine contrails in the spring blue skies over northern Europe reminded us of how over dependent we have become on air travel to shrink the world. The volcanic fallout-induced near week-long paralysis of European air travel caused unprecedented widespread disruption - but every volcanic ash-laden cloud has a silver lining and in this case it is an ill Icelandic wind that has blown some good news in the direction of container shipping; providing it is up to the challenge.
Somali pirates hijack bulk carrier The Liberian owned Voc Daisy has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, 190 nautical miles East South East of Salalah, Oman. The vessel was heading west from Ruwais, U.A.E.
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